Bases Abroad

The USA, USSR, and other major powers all have a network of military bases abroad. In this book Robert Harkavy analyses the modern status and diplomatic implications of those bases against the background of political, military, and technological relationships. He provides a comprehensive description of the major powers' global basing networks, including their types, their locations, and the politics and economics of their acquisition. He also gives details of the facilities the bases make available - naval, air, ground, misile, intelligence, communications, research and testing, environmental monitoring, and space-related - and provides a wealth of tables and maps depicting US and Soviet global networks.